Starting Fiddle
Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 09:28
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ogray
Hi,
I have to do a fiddle when starting my HJ60 cruiser diesel. It invloves slowly turning the key to a position between the on and start position to ignite the glow plug light on the dash. If I don't do this when the enigne is cold it will turn over but is difficult to start and will also produce a large plume of white/blue smoke from flooding I presume, as the smoke is not produced when the fiddle is emplyed. Is this someting that I can rectify at
home? I do have a good mechanical aptitude, but I am very new to diesel engines.
Owen
Reply By: tour boy - Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 21:13
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 21:13
hi i'm assuming it is a 2H motor. if so the pre heat light and the glow plugs both work on different systems ie you can pull out all the glow plugs and the light will still function as normal. when everything is ok you should turn on your ignition and listen for a cilck that will occur after about 5-7 seconds. Then start your truck. after another 15 or so seconds if you have got good hearing you will hear another click. The first click is the full pre heat and the second is a reduced voltage pre heat that is designed to ensure that the motor doesn't cough and fart.Basically ignore the light. If the first click is short only 2-3 secs and the engine is grumpy new glow plugs are needed. ALWAYS replace them all at the same time. Some late 40 series you cant hear the second click (probably because the truck rattles so much) By the way the glow plugs are only 6 volt
The other main problem is where the long glow plug bar (the bar that links the glow plugs to each other) meets the short glow plug bar. they get a dirty connection and don't allow full voltage to the plugs.
Hope this has shed some heat on the subject.
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Follow Up By: ogray - Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 22:39
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 22:39
Hi tour boy,
Thanks for the detailed response. In relation to the clicks you are supposed to hear,
well from memory I would have only heard these on no more than 5 occasions. Even when I employ the fiddle I don't on most occassions get the click?? Does this make any sense to you.
Owen
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